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If those councillors won’t play ball, de-amalgamation needs to be on the table.

16.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Incredible commentary from this Swiss announcer, who accurately characterizes the Israeli team as "Self-defined zionist to the core...who posted several messages in favour of the genocide in Gaza...calling it β€˜the most morally just war in history.’”

Solidarity to a real one.

16.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1987    πŸ” 577    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 44

What could possibly go wrong by using AI for journalism?

Let's ask Ars Technica.

16.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAF...

14.02.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3221    πŸ” 758    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 180
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Meet Dr. Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk, nurse and advocate for the Black community.

Dr. Douglas-Yakimchuk became the first Black Canadian graduate of the Nova Scotia Hospital School of Nursing in 1954 - the only nursing program to respond to her application.

13.02.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If we had 150 people in town killed or seriously injured every year by any means other than cars, there would be almost unlimited resources put into solving the problem.

13.02.2026 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A move that will manage to make productivity and traffic worse.

13.02.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Sidewalk and bike lane cleared of snow.

Sidewalk and bike lane cleared of snow.

Sidewalk and bike lane cleared of snow

Sidewalk and bike lane cleared of snow

Bunch of do-gooders cleared the sidewalks, bike lanes, and storm drains along Almon Street.

13.02.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He said, β€œAsk the white boys, don’t ask me.” πŸ˜‚

12.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Peninsular Halifax feels your pain and frustration.

12.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada sidesteps UN scrutiny over assisted dying ⋆ The Breach Calls by disability advocates and the UN to halt an expansion of medically assisted death have gone largely unacknowledged by the federal government

The UN released a scathing report criticizing Canada’s treatment of disabled people and expansion of assisted suicide.

What did Canada have to say for itself? Not much.

@spichaksimon.bsky.social reports on Canada’s silence in the face of criticism from the UN and disability advocates.

11.02.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
XhatGPT idiotic layout of 13amp plug wiring. Just random wires really.

XhatGPT idiotic layout of 13amp plug wiring. Just random wires really.

CoPilot AI diagram of plug wiring. Two live wires, one forked off the earthm and a screw head is also labelled Live.

CoPilot AI diagram of plug wiring. Two live wires, one forked off the earthm and a screw head is also labelled Live.

And finally, Gemini AI diagram of 13 amp plug wiring. Hard to know where to even begin with this. Just a mess really.

And finally, Gemini AI diagram of 13 amp plug wiring. Hard to know where to even begin with this. Just a mess really.

One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.

Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.

From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:

06.02.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 793    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 68

Postdoctoral Fellow in Frailty, Aging, and Cardiovascular Health Halifax NS, Canada #Epijobs Β·
dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/20175

07.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only white people need studies to prove what they intended to do is what they actually did.

06.02.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβ€”because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

06.02.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 46789    πŸ” 19187    πŸ’¬ 1339    πŸ“Œ 785

It will take so long to recover from the anti-science commentary coming from the likes of Charlebois.

05.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Halifax βœ”οΈβœ”οΈβœ”οΈβœ”οΈβœ”οΈβœ”οΈ

05.02.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CMHA National Push Up Challenge launched today.
Our CMHA Halifax Dartmouth Team is Beacon of Light.
Team Captain - Bev Cadham

www.thepushupchallenge.ca/fundraisers/...

06.02.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nova Scotia, what are we waiting for?

05.02.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Reporter Kenneth Jackson sets out to expose how wartime industrial and government decisions poisoned land and water in a small Ontario town.

It’s just another chapter of Canada’s toxic legacy in the heart of Anishinaabe territory, as contamination remains today.

05.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Alt headline: Halifax considers decreasing ruinous driving subsidies.

05.02.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Canada is not only complicit with the presence of ICE officers but through the mass deportations that began at the end of the Trudeau government and escalated further by the Carney government. Not to mention the brutality of closing the door to asylum seekers crossing at the border through SCTA.

05.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

How to improve Halifax traffic, provincial government edition:

1) Incentivize more drivers to go through two ridiculous bottlenecks to cram more cars onto the Peninsula.

2) Gaze in astonishment when you make things WORSE.

3) Blame bike lanes because you're angry that cyclists keep passing you.

04.02.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

In Halifax I propose we do the same for City councillors and mayor. Drop them in Burnside and have them get to City Hall with a $20 bill. (they can figure out the app if they want)

04.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Fillmore, Gillis, Hendsbee, and Purdy are not even interested in debating putting a little more money towards saving lives on Halifax streets.

04.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Day for Gaza Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.

We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4743    πŸ” 2573    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 31
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Health-related research and innovation in Nova Scotia is driving discoveries that improve lives locally and globally.

Keep up with the latest news: lnkd.in/eXN_eyzc

03.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless Independent research identifies few learning gains

Important education message: "independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schoolsβ€”and often impairs it."

A few profit and the most vulnerable pay
www.economist.com/united-state...

01.02.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 583    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 10

But we desperately needed a police tank, folks

31.01.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill at least 30, with death toll expected to rise Attacks, which killed women and children, come day before border crossing is due to open in Gaza’s southern most city

"Ceasefire"

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

31.01.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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